Poultry feeder



L. HAWKINS POULTRY FEEDER June 2-, 1931.

Filed May 20, 1929 I N VEN TOR. Lufy Jim him,

Patented June 2, 1931 .,1,sos,65:7

LUTY Haw ins] on Mount vnnnon, rnnnvors POULTRY FEEDER Applieation filed May 20,

This invention relates to a poultry feeder and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of the class referred to including a freely movable,

' oscillatory, counter-balanced guard for positioning-over and lengthwise of the feeding compartment of the device and which acts to prevent the fowls roosting or perching over the feed or enteringthe feed compartment whereby the feed is prevented from becoming contaminated by the dropping of' filth thereon from the fowls, but at thesame time permitting of the fowls to have ready access to the feed when desired.

.A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafterset forth, adevice' of the class referred to which not onlyvcan be employed for feeding purposes, but as a drinking pan forthe fowls.

Further objects of the inventionare to provide,

poultry feeder which is simple in its con struction: and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, sanitary; thoroughly efficient in its use, readily assembled expensive to manufacture,

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel con- 1 v the wldth 7 body member 3 is of channeled contour and struction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more. specifically descrlbed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fallwithin the scope p tions of the -.material which,

of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughoutthe severalviews:- Y

Figure 1 is aperspective view-of a feeder in accordance with this invention.

7 Figure2 is a fragmentary view partly in' "elevation and'partly in longitudinal section of the device.-

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 Figure 1.

A poultry feeder, in accordance with this inventionmay be of any suitable size, that is to say, of a'size for use by small, chicks, or for large chicks or; for old hens,

.. The poultry feederincludes a pairof end H in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a

and comparatively inpoultry widthof the body 16. i

1929. Serial 1a., 364,612. (a 7 members 1, 2constituting supports,.body member 3 coacting'with and connected to the end members 1, 2 to provide a feeding compartment i spaced above the movable, oscillatory, counteralanced guard 5 and a pair of'guard pivots 6 extendinginwardly from the end membersl, 2. v 7 Q 'As the end members 1, 2iarev of like .construction, but one will be described as the description of one will apply to the other. .Each 7 endmember is formed some; sheet metal round, a freely plate OfflihE desired height and jwidth and Q bent lnwardlv upon its inner face toprovide I a pairof side fo1ds'8,9 and a bottoinlfold 10'. The folds haveoppositely disposed", inclined end edges 11, 12 to providewhat maybe termed mitered joints atfthe lower ends: of the folds 8, .:With respect7tovthe ends of the fold 1O;v The folds 8, 9 and 1O are slightand the latter has'its upper portion inturned the material from which said body member 3 is set up, pair 'of vertically disposed sides 17, 18 and a pair of inwardly extending, oppositely disposed-,- right angular flanges 20, 21." .The porflanges 20,121 are bent upon .themselves'a's at- 22' to; provide an upperanda lowercfold abutting each other and whereby the free edges of the be of anysuitable coextensive with the length of the sides 17, 18. ,The flanges 20 21 prevent waste of the feed. carried by the compartment 4:." a r flanges 20, 21jwillbe rounded as indicated at 28. The .flanges 20,21 can width, buttheir length is V '10 and l3vs et upthelend Y is bent to provideabottom 16, a

,85 provide the i Each end of the bottom 16 of the-body mein- V i ber 3 is formed with a depending'flange 24' corresponding vto the Each end oftherside the side l8is formed whieh is of a length 1 awe la e a 9 ly spacedfrom thefinnerface of the plate-7. .17

' with an outwardly directed, laterally disposed flange of a height corresponding to the'height of the side. The flanges 24 which depend from the bottom 16 are interposed between the'bottom folds of the end members connection with thefolds 8, 9 and 10 provide means forconnecting thebody member 3 to 'theendmembers and with such body member positionedafsubstantial distance above the 'bottom edges ofthe end members. The body member 3 can' bes'hifted'to connecting position with respect to the end members by slid- .ing the same downwardly between the folds [8, 9 of said end members.

'Each' end member" at its vertical median andin proximity to the bottomedge of the field '13 is provided with an opening 26 for a purpose to be presently referred to. The

openingsinthe end members 1,2. are arranged in alignment. 1 x

The end members 1, 2 when-the body mem ber. 3 is connectedjtherewith form closed'ends gforthegcompartment "4.'- The sidesof the compartment are provided by the sides 17,

1'8of the body member. The sides 17, 18 of the 'body memloer 3 are materially less in "height bers 1', 2. 40

than the height of the end memguard'fi' is 'formejd'from' length of sheet metal and it is positioned betweenthe "end members 1,2 over, the compartment 4. The length of the guard 5 isslightly less than the distance betweenthe end members 1,.2. The sheet metal body from which the guard 5 .is formed is of the desired": length [and width and has each end thereof oppos'itel y incline-d asindicated at 127, 28. The inclinedpo-rtions at each of the ends or the "guards extend in a direction toward the ver-' "ti'cal median of the latter; 7 The guard '5 in-v eludes 'anintermediate' portion- 29 and a pair of: outer portions '31. The portions 30,

31' extend in opposite directions with respect 'to'the portion29 and further extendinipa'rand planes. The portion is of less width 'thanthe portion 31.

1 partof the portion 30 is-inturned to provide -"afold 32and which bc ars against one face of portion-30. The bend'ofthe fold 32 provides a rounded edgev33 vfor the portion 30. The portion 31 has the outermarginalpart thereof; inturned to provide a fold 34 and the bendl of. the fold forms the outer edge -35 of the portion 31 of rounded contour.

joinder with the portion 29. 7 The portion '29 in proximity to each end thereof is provided with a palr of sl ts 36,

' porting the, guard as a waterin The outer marginal The fold 34 is of greater width thanfthe fold 32. The portion 31 in connection with the fold 34 forms a counter-balance for the guard 5. The portion 29 of the guard 5is of materiallylesswidth tha-n either of pore tions 30, 31. The portion31 from its rounded edge35'toitspoint.ofjjoindervwith'the po-r- V y .tion 29 is of'greater width than -portion30 from its rounded edge 33 to its point of 37 arranged in spaced relation and the Ina-,

"terial' freed by thelslits is pressed outwardly as at 38 to provide a bearing for a pin or pivot 6T. Each pin or pivot 6 has a head 39 at its outer end and such pivot extends through an opening 26, bears against one face of the intermediate portion and has the o-fiset 38 surround an intermediate part thereof." The pivot 6-, in, connection with the offset portion '38 provides means for pivotallysup- V The connection between the guard 5 and the pivots is suchas to permltof the guard to be freelymovable;-

Owing to the manner of settingup the'guard' 6 5 withrespect to the end members 152 the guard will be capable of oscillating ion 'its pivot, and will be normally maintained inan upright positiomsuch as shown in Figure 2, due to the counter balance therefor. The pivots 6' are disposed at the longitudinal median of the portion 29 of the guard 5. The portion 29 of the guard '5 isdisposed in guard is set the portion 30 thereof is'fdis-, posed betwee-n'the longitudinal median of the compartment 4 and one side of the latter and the portion 31 of the guard is disposed;be-

alignment with respecttothe longitudinal 'median of the compartment 4. When the tween the longitudinal median of the compartment 4 andthe other side of the latter.

The freelongitudinal edge 35r'of the portion 31 is disposed slightly above the open top of compartment 4 when the guard is in normal position. I i i 7 To provide forthe feederbeingiemployed pan the'joint connections between the body member 3and endmembers 1, 2' can be soldered: as indicated at 4O. See Figure 1.

-f c 1 i It is thought the many advantages of a poultry feeder, in accordance with this invention can be readily-understood, "and although the preferred embodiment of the" invention is as illustrate'd and described;

'yet it is to be understood thatchanges in the detailsof construction can "be had which will fall withinthe scope of thetinvention as claimed.

WhatIcIaim'is': e 1 Ina poultry feeder a pair of 'en'd memhers provided withinwardly extendingfolds i at the sides and bottoms toopposefln spaced relationfthe inner faces thereof; a chann'elshaped body member having depending flanges at its bottom and laterally disposed,

outwardly directed flanges at its sides, said flanges extending between said folds and inner faces of the body of said end members for connecting said body member to and between said end members, said body member seating on the top edges of the folds at the bottoms of said end members.

2. A poultry feeder comprising a pair of end members provided with inturned side folds and upwardly extending bottom folds, said folds of each memberopposing one face thereof and spaced from such face, a channelshaped body member open at each end and having a depending flange at each end of its bottom corresponding in length to the width of said bottom, said bottom flanges interposed between the bottom folds of said members and faces of the members which the bottom flanges oppose, said bottom of said body member seating on the top edge of said bottom folds, said body member further having at each end of each side thereof an outwardly directed, right angularly disposed,

jvertically extending flange, said vertical flanges interposed between said side folds of channel-shaped body member arranged a substantial distance below the top edges of said end members, said channel-shaped body member having each side thereof at its top formed with an inwardly extending flange co-extensive with the length of the sides.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

LUTY HAWKINS.

said end members and that face of the end members which the side folds are spaced from, and said body member further having each of its sides at the upper end thereof formed with an inwardly extending, right angularly disposed flange having a rounded free edge. V

3. In a poultry feeder, a pair of end members provided with inwardly extending folds at the sides and bottoms to oppose, in spaced relation, the inner faces thereof, an open top, channel-shaped body member having depending flanges at the ends of its bottom and laterally disposed, outwardly directed flanges at the ends of its sides, said flanges'extending between said folds and the body of the end members for connecting said channelshaped body member to and between said end members, said channel-shaped body member seating on the top edges of the folds at the bottoms of said end members, the open top of said channel-shaped body member arranged a substantial distance below the top edges of said end members.

4. In a poultry feeder, a pair of end members provided with inwardly extending folds at the sides and bottoms to oppose, in spaced relation, the inner faces thereof, an open top, channel-shaped body member having depending flanges at the ends of its bottom and laterally disposed, outwardly directed flanges at the ends of its sides, said flanges extending between said folds and the body of the end members for connecting said channel-shaped v 

